The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-07

ceived pist ol shot i'll the head from which
she has diel. George Jetle her suitor who
was calling on her at the time, claims that
she committed suicide.
{. II. Pratt's lumber mill at Prattsburg,
on the Omaha line, 40 miles south oil Ash
land was burned. Loss estimated SO
900 to So, 900; insurance $500 IN IT.
Paul and Minneapolis.
At Alpine. Mich, Sheriff Lynch and
posse arrested three desperadoes for whom
a reward OF SIG, 900 is said to be offered.
They are wanted in Ravenna, Ohio. Sheriff
Lynch was shot In the leg, but not danger
ously wounded. One OF the prisoners tried
to commit suicide soon after being captur'
ed.
David Armstrong, of jackson. Ohio, has
been selected for receiver OF the Fidelity
bank OF Cincinnati. Mr.. Armstrong now
holds the position of cashier OF the First
Nationel Bank OF Jackson.
Gen. f. William Smith, thirty five years
OF age, general passenger agent Qi the
Grand Trunk railroad, died suddenly
while sitting at his desk in his otiico In
New York.
W. III. Hoard, pastor of Mt. Zion NJ. +.
church OF Charleston, s. G., complains to
the interstate commission: He and sev-
eral members al his congregation, having
purchased first class tickets over the
Georgia railroad from Atlanta to Charles
ton, were forbidden entry to the tlrst-class
coaches and compelled to ride In a dirty
and uncomfortable car one-half OF which
was smoking car.
Milton Evans of Walla Wulla, Wash,
complains to the commission OF the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation company for
charging 30 cents per 100 p ounds on wheat
from Walla Walla to Portland, which rate
he thinks extortlonate.
Trouhla among the original settlers OF
the Maxwell land grant is brewing, and a
call for IN armed resistance has been pub.
lished in Ration \. NJ.
Lieutenant and Acting Governor Smith
of Illinois, left Chicago without signing the
pleuro-pneumonia and other bills left by
Gov. Oglesby and they will become laws
without executive approval
The Genesta has won the Jubilee watch
race. Her time over the course was -
days l6 hours and 81 minutes.
A match race between the Thistle ana
Trey was sailed over the Northern Watch
club course. The Thistle took the lead at
start and at the end of twenty miles was
81 minutes ahead OF her opponent.
The eighth annual four-mile straight
away race between eight-oared crews rep
resenting Harvard university and Column
pa college was rGwed en- the Thames river
at New London course from Gates river to
Winthrop Point, and proved to be one Of
the most hotly contested races everrowed,
both crews beating the record OF 20 min
utes and 81 seconds, made by Yale in SS4.
The replies OF the Manitoba and Omaha
and othe. northwestern Iailroads IL the
indemnity withdrawal matter are made
public.
Myron Brown, @ we'll known st. Paul
man, falls dead in the Nicollet no use, Min
neapolis,
The Iowa supreme court decides that "
city has no right to grant the exclusive
use OF its streets to railroad company.
The Cornell university trustees have
sold the pine on 25, 900 acres of land in
Ashland county Wis, securing a good
sum for the university,
The annual sale OF Erdenheim and Elless-
lie and other yearlings, the property OF n.
w. kittson, and J. r. Hancock, took place
in New York. Many prominent sporting
men were present. but the prices obtained
were not very heavy. Fiftyeight younss-
ters in all were sold.
Richard X. Fox has received telegram
from the editor OF the Sporting Lie OF
Jake Williams challenge to fight Tor the
championship OF the world. He names
the continent as the battle ground and
81, 500 side as the stakes, with $500 as
expenses.
The uprising OF the Apaches In Arizona
terminates in the surrender OF the hostile
band,
Patrick Ford says there Is no truth in
the report that the Vatican was to investi.
gate the condition of the Irish people.
Ex-Gov. Ansou P. Morrill, suffered par
tial stroke OF paralysis at Augusta, Me-,
while driving i'll a carriage. He is able to
move his limbs and converse and his ply
sicians have hopes that he will recover.
He is 81 years old.
Secretary Endicott has returned to his
duties, and his acts as well as his words,
make it clear that be has no intention OF
retiring from the cabinet. Mr.. Endicott
has undoubtedly performed the duties OF
his office to the satisfaction OF the presi
dent.
The executive committee OF the Cornell
university trustees completed and for
warded a contract disposing OF the pine
timber on about twenty-five thousand
acres OF land in the Penokee Group, Ash
land county, Wis. The amount received
lOT lulS IIluDeI Is OVER HILL d IlllllOu uOl-
lars, and the university will now have the
income from that very handsome sum.
The university still owns the land from
which the timber IL to be cut. 1t Is full OF
iron and very valuable.
Rev. DR.. Edward McGlynn intends to
become knight OF Labor and to work,
hereafter in the interest OF that organiza-
ton a part of his time at least, with a
view OF disseminating his land theories,
The Northwestern Indian commission,
which since last August, has been visiting
the various tribes Of the Northwest with
the view OF securing their settlement on
lands In several and the reduction of the
reservations, has returned. They visited
s. bands in Minnesota, Montana, Idaho
and Washington, and Travelled over TO-.
600 miles by rail, 500 in wagons, 400 in
canoes and 1900 in sleighs. They reached
agreements with 81 bands and obtained
cessions OF more than $4,000, 900 acres oil
land valuable for timber, metals and agri-
cultural uses. The commission was not
a BILE to induce the Bots Fort Chippewas to
remove from Nett Lake, Wis, to either the
White Earth reservation in Minnesota OF
any OF the Wisconsin agencies. The In.
dams claimed that the former treaty slip
ulations had not been kept, that the whites
we're making big money out OF their lands
which were rich IN ore, ana that they were
well clothed and fed now and didn't wish
to move at all. No better success was
reached with the 300 Chippewas at Grand
Marais.
The queen In commemoration other jubi
lee, gave gold medals to her royal visitors
and silver medals to their attendants.
Ralph Beaumont OF Elmira, n. Y, i.
prominently mentioned as q candidate fol-
general master workman, Knights OF La
Dor, in the event OF Powderly's declining
to serve another term.
Miss Eugenia Ozanne OF Denver, Col, il
said to be the most beautiful woman ir
the west. She is OF Mexican parentage
and is worth a quarter OF q million.
Gen. Fitz John Porter is reported TO bt
critically i'll.
Justin Mccarthy writes that there Is moi
the slightest truth In any report about
Mr.. Parnell retiring from political lie. The
Nationalists, he says. have never talkeo
or even thought OF electing any other lead
er, and all hope soon to see Mr.. Parnel
restored to perfect health.
Hugh Ryan, contractor for the Red Riv
or Valley road, has signed the contract fol
construction Of the road. Tie delay wal
caused by the dominion government mott